A match made in library heaven

A match made in library heaven

May 08, 2019

Jason Collins is meticulous. 

And the best job he has ever had is the one he holds now as a page and shelver at the Oscar Grady Public Library in Saukville.

“I can be as meticulous as I want to be,” Collins said this week, explaining why he likes his job so much.

Collins’ job entails shelving books according to the Dewey Decimal Classification system, which dates back to the 1870s and assigns each book a number based on its subject area. 

The number dictates the exact placement of a book on the shelves.

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